28 May
1998
28 May
'98
4 p.m.
Could someone describe to me the Colecovision family entertainment
system? It's a dual cassette deck with expansion ports, cartridge
ports, a phone jack, and 9-pin ports. Processor? RAM?
Also, I saw a Tandy Sensation (I think) system. Not quite classic,
it's and MPC 1 machine, looks like a DECpc. Has anyone known it?
Lastly, I saw an Apple //c setup guide. Why does it say only to use
the computer propped up by the handle?
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28 May
28 May
4:15 p.m.
Are you referring to the ADAM? If so, it works in conjunction with a
ColecoVision game unit (the game unit provides the video functions and
18K(?) or so of video ram). My (boxed!) ADAM has the base unit which
has a single cassette deck (with room for two), 64K of ram standard (for
a total of 82K when live, "the most of any home computer" :), it also
has a keyboard that uses a phone jack type cable, a colecovision type
controller (in white) and a printer (NLQ), also a built in word
processor. If you want the full details, I'll pull the thing out of the
attic and get more specific.
Cheers,
Dan
Max Eskin wrote:
Could someone describe to me the Colecovision family
entertainment
system? It's a dual cassette deck with expansion ports, cartridge
ports, a phone jack, and 9-pin ports. Processor? RAM?
Also, I saw a Tandy Sensation (I think) system. Not quite classic,
it's and MPC 1 machine, looks like a DECpc. Has anyone known it?
Lastly, I saw an Apple //c setup guide. Why does it say only to use
the computer propped up by the handle?
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5:59 p.m.
Max Eskin wrote:
Could someone describe to me the Colecovision family entertainment
system? It's a dual cassette deck with expansion ports, cartridge
ports, a phone jack, and 9-pin ports. Processor? RAM?
Sounds like you're talking about the ADAM. It's a Z80 based computer
with 64K in it. There was a disk drive option but it's rarely seen in
the wild. One of the DB-9 connectors is actually the power input, which
comes from the printer. If you don't have the printer you'll need to
hack +5, -5, and +12 onto the right pins. I've done that and can get
you the pinout if you need it. Though this system supposedly has a
version of CP/M (never seen it) and some decent (certainly not great)
apps available, the main reason to muck with it is that you can play
Colecovision video games on it. Ladybug rocks!
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29 May
29 May
5:02 a.m.
I just _thought_ I had a CPM2.2 for the Adam off Ebay (there was
a set of 14 Adam tapes (Digital Data Packs) for auction and one
of them was a CPM/assembler tape)
Cheers
Dan
On Thu, 28 May 1998, Greg Troutman wrote:
Max Eskin wrote:
Could someone describe to me the Colecovision family entertainment
system? It's a dual cassette deck with expansion ports, cartridge
ports, a phone jack, and 9-pin ports. Processor? RAM?
Sounds like you're talking about the ADAM. It's a Z80 based computer
with 64K in it. There was a disk drive option but it's rarely seen in
the wild. One of the DB-9 connectors is actually the power input, which
comes from the printer. If you don't have the printer you'll need to
hack +5, -5, and +12 onto the right pins. I've done that and can get
you the pinout if you need it. Though this system supposedly has a
version of CP/M (never seen it) and some decent (certainly not great)
apps available, the main reason to muck with it is that you can play
Colecovision video games on it. Ladybug rocks!
--
mor(a)crl.com
http://www.crl.com/~mor/tps/
5:54 a.m.
The Adept wrote:
I just _thought_ I had a CPM2.2 for the Adam off Ebay (there was
a set of 14 Adam tapes (Digital Data Packs) for auction and one
of them was a CPM/assembler tape)
This is one of countless reasons that I regard the ADAM as not much more
than a cruel joke ;) CP/M on a cassette based system? And one which
uses a non-standard cassette format (off-the-shelf tapes won't work)...
How many CP/M apps were produced in "Digital Data Pack" format? Any?
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28 May
28 May
8:59 p.m.
On Thu, 28 May 1998, Max Eskin wrote:
Lastly, I saw an Apple //c setup guide. Why does it
say only to use
the computer propped up by the handle?
Most likely to promote air flow.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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